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What do the initials WWF stand for?

However, in 1986, WWF had come to realize that its name no longer reflected the scope of its activities, and changed its name to "World Wide Fund For Nature".

The United States and Canada, however, retained the old name.

The resulting confusion caused by the name change in 1986, together with its translation into more than 15 languages, led the WWF Network in 2001 to agree on using the original acronym as its one, global name - the acronym that it had always been known by since its inception way back in 1961: WWF

What does WWF do?

How many projects does WWF have?

Since our founding, we’ve invested nearly US$10 billion in more than 13,000 conservation projects in over 150 countries..

WWF runs about 1,300 projects at any one time.

Who works with WWF?

In carrying out its work, WWF cooperates with many partners, including UN organizations, IUCN, and development agencies such as USAID and the World Bank. WWF also works with business & industry partners.

Who is in charge?

WWF is governed by a Board of Trustees under an International President, Yolanda Kakabadse.

How popular is this website?

In 2012, this website (which is just one of many WWF websites) received more than 5 million visitors and more than 15 million page views from 236 countries and territories.

How popular is WWF in social media?

We have setup a web page to keep a track of how many people engage with WWF offices around the world using a number of social media platforms. You can see the latest numbers here: panda.org/socialstats